AI Insights · Timothy · January 2024
Q4 2023 Performance of Top Tabletop Games on iOS in the US
A look at how top tabletop board game apps fared on the iOS platform in the US during Q4 of 2023, showcasing download and user engagement trends.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, the iOS platform witnessed varying performance trends among the top tabletop board game applications in the United States. This data, sourced from Sensor Tower, provides a snapshot of the industry's landscape as we close out the year.
Yahtzee® with Buddies Dice saw a steady increase in downloads, starting at 14K in the last week of September and peaking at 23K in the final week of December. Weekly active users followed a similar upward trajectory, beginning the quarter at approximately 150K and rising to 173K by year's end. The game's revenue also showed an upward trend, with a notable rise from $438K in mid-October to over $602K in the last week of December.
Chess - Play & Learn experienced fluctuations in downloads, with a high of 59K in the second week of October, dipping to 46K at the end of October, and then climbing again to 66K by the end of December. The weekly active users remained fairly stable, starting at 1.68M and ending the quarter at 1.65M. Revenue saw a modest increase from $239K in the last week of September to $261K in the final week of December.
Backgammon - Lord of the Board had a more varied quarter, with downloads seeing a peak of 5K at the end of December, up from 3K at the start of the quarter. The active user base saw a slight increase, from 44K to almost 50K over the same period. The game's revenue exhibited a dip in mid-October to $164K but recovered to $188K by the end of December.
Yalla Ludo - Ludo&Domino showed consistency in its weekly active users, maintaining a base of around 100K to 104K throughout the quarter. Downloads saw a slight uptick from 9K in the last week of September to 9K in the final week of December. The revenue for Yalla Ludo displayed a dip in mid-October to $157K, but rebounded to $207K by the last week of December.
Lastly, Dice With Buddies: Social Game had a quieter quarter in comparison to its peers. Downloads started at just over 1K in the last week of September and saw an increase to 2.5K in the first week of December. The weekly active users saw an overall decrease from 6K in September to 6.6K in December. Revenue experienced a slight fluctuation, with a low of $79K in mid-October and a similar figure of $85K at the end of December.
For more in-depth insights into the performance of these applications and the tabletop board game category, Sensor Tower's platform offers detailed analytics and data.
